Public Spat Could Spoil Wynn’s Okada Brand

Jan 20, 2012 5:54 am ET

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An explosive boardroom battle between American casino magnate Steve Wynn and Japanese pachinko king Kazuo Okada has left investors with many questions about the future of gambling behemoth Wynn Resorts Ltd. It’s left foodies with another: what will become of the decadent Okada restaurants in Mr. Wynn’s casinos named after his partner?

One could look for clues in the way Mr. Wynn handled his last passionate breakup–his January 2010 divorce, for the second time, from the same woman, Elaine Wynn. The popular “Elaine Wynn salad” at the lively Cafe Esplanada in Mr. Wynn’s Macau casino was renamed the “Wynn Mediterranean salad” about six months ago, according to people familiar with the matter. That’s shortly after Mr. Wynn married British beauty Andrea Hissom in a blowout ceremony in Las Vegas in May last year.

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